EPA’s Enforcement Discretion and Settlement Policy for its PFAS CERCLA Rule |...
PART II - As detailed in Part 1 of this eAlert, on April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and...
View ArticleThe Next Big Area of Environmental Regulation: PFAS & the Evolving Federal...
This is Part II of a three part series. Check out Part I, where our attorneys explain what PFAS is, and stay tuned for Part III, where our attorneys delve further into certain state regulations on...
View ArticleChemical Conundrum: TSCA at the Forefront of PFAS Regulation
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has been regulating new and existing chemicals for almost 50 years. Under the TSCA, the EPA was given broad authority to track the thousands of existing...
View ArticleMaine Dramatically Revamps and Delays PFAS Reporting Rules and Consumer...
After years of tumultuous and unpredictable regulatory uncertainty, the Maine Legislature has again decided to overhaul the state’s PFAS in Products program, dramatically shrinking the scope of the...
View ArticlePFAS, They Did It Again: EPA Designates Two PFAS as Hazardous Substances...
It has been a busy month for federal developments concerning per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). On April 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) made headlines again, announcing...
View ArticleEPA Acts Swiftly to Address PFAS Contamination
Announcing PFAS Drinking Water Standard, Moves to Designate PFAS as Hazardous Substance Under CERCLA -...By: Bilzin Sumberg
View ArticleEPA Issues Asbestos Part 2 Draft Risk Evaluation, Preliminarily Determines...
On April 16, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of and requested public comment on a draft document titled “Draft Risk Evaluation for Asbestos Part 2:...
View ArticleHidden Cancer Risk With AFFF Fire Foam Fuels Lawsuits From Firefighters
Recent studies have shown that firefighters who worked with aqueous film-forming foam, or AFFF, face an increased risk of developing kidney cancer, testicular cancer, pancreatic cancer, or other types...
View ArticleCounting Is Not Causation – Plaintiffs’ Flawed Reliance on the So-Called “10...
Plaintiffs in product liability litigation are increasingly using the so-called “10 key characteristics of cancer” to connect plaintiffs’ alleged exposure to an alleged carcinogen with the development...
View ArticleMarch 2024 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims
Exploring Trends in California’s Proposition 65: Claims, Chemicals, Products, and More - California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”), the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires,...
View Article[Webinar] EPA Risk Evaluations Under TSCA: What’s at Stake and How to Prepare...
On May 3, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule on procedures for chemical risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was published in the Federal...
View ArticleThe Impending Battle Over EPA's Asbestos Ban
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is set to adjudicate complaints regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) asbestos ban, a significant regulation that holds the...
View ArticleColorado Increases Restrictions on PFAS in Consumer Products
On May 1, 2024, Colorado governor Jared Polis signed SB-81, a bill entitled the "Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Consumer Protection Act." As discussed below, this bill expands Colorado’s existing...
View ArticleApril 2024 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims
Exploring Trends in California’s Proposition 65: Claims, Chemicals, Products, and More - California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”), the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires,...
View ArticleNew EPA Ban of Chrysotile Asbestos Prompts Petitions for Review to be Decided...
In March 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a ban on the ongoing use of chrysotile asbestos in connection with health problems associated with asbestos exposure. The rule is...
View ArticleChemical Company’s Renewed Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint Granted
Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Plaintiff Douglas S. Johnson, one of the surviving children and personal representative of the estate of decedent French...
View ArticleGasket/Packing Manufacturer Prevails after Jury Trial
Court: United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts Decedent Arnold L. Pritt was diagnosed with singular mesothelioma, epithelioid type in September 2019. He alleged he was exposed...
View ArticleMay 2024 RSL Updates: Key Changes and Implications for 1-Methylnaphthalene
The New Screening Levels - The May 2024 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional screening levels (RSLs) include more stringent screening levels for 1-methylnapthalene in residential soil,...
View ArticleAppellate Division Finds No Reason to Disturb Employer’s Experts’...
Bello v. United Panam Financial Corp., No. A-2986-21 (Mar. 6, 2024) - The pro se petitioner appealed from a workers’ compensation order finding that his injuries were not causally related to his...
View ArticleCalifornia Environmental Law & Policy Update 6.07.24
Plans to build the largest new reservoir in California in 50 years have taken a significant step forward following a judge’s decision last Friday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by environmental groups...
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